Our Core Health Interventions
1. Healthcare Assistant Training Programme
Creating Skilled, Compassionate Healthcare Professionals
Dreamz runs a one-year Healthcare Assistant Training Programme in partnership with Bethany Medical Centre, Anaikatty. The programme equips tribal youth—especially women—with professional healthcare skills.
Hands-on Experience In:
- 🏥 Patient care and ward assistance
- 🩺 Vital signs monitoring and first aid
- 🌙 Night-duty clinical rotations
- 🏘️ Community health camps and outreach
- 💼 Life skills and soft skills training
2. Project THRIVE
War Against Anemia & Malnutrition
Project THRIVE addresses one of the most pressing challenges in tribal communities—anemia and malnutrition, particularly among women and children.
Our Integrated Approach:
- 🏥 Village-level doctor consultations
- 🩸 Hemoglobin (HB) tracking and follow-up
- 🥗 Nutrition education & ONMAD food demos
- 📦 Distribution of nutrition kits
- 🤝 Counselling by Health Care Volunteers
3. Health Education & Hygiene Promotion
Prevention Through Knowledge
Dreamz conducts continuous health, hygiene, and disease-prevention awareness programmes across villages, reaching women, adolescents, and families.
Iron-rich diets
Emergency first aid
Handwashing practices
For girls & women
Community-based methods such as street plays, demonstrations, and interactive sessions ensure messages are understood, remembered, and practiced.
4. Menstrual Health & PCOD Research
Innovating Women-Centric, Eco-Friendly Solutions
Dreamz is pioneering a Herbal Sanitary Napkin Research Project, integrating traditional herbal knowledge with scientific validation to improve menstrual hygiene and support women with PCOD symptoms.
Research Includes:
- 🌿 Research-backed herbal formulations
- 📊 User trials and monthly feedback tracking
- 🏥 PCOD awareness programmes
- ♻️ Biodegradable, skin-safe napkins
5. Affordable Sanitary Napkins Unit
Ensuring Menstrual Dignity for All
With CSR support, Dreamz operates an Affordable Sanitary Napkins Production Unit, producing low-cost napkins for rural and tribal women.
Impact:
- ✅ Ensures access to safe menstrual products
- ✅ Creates local employment for women
- ✅ Promotes hygienic production practices
- ✅ Strengthens menstrual equity
6. Health Care Volunteers (HCVs)
First Responders in Villages - Community-Owned Health Support Systems
Dreamz has trained Health Care Volunteers (HCVs) across multiple villages who act as the first point of contact for health needs. Their homes function as informal health sub-centres.
🏘️ Community Mobilization
Mobilizing communities for health programmes and awareness
🩺 Patient Follow-up
Following up with anemic patients and chronic conditions
🚑 First Aid
Providing basic first aid and counselling
👨⚕️ Doctor Support
Supporting doctors during village visits
🌱 Kitchen Gardens
Monitoring kitchen gardens and nutrition
🤝 Trust Building
Ensuring timely, trust-based support
7. Kitchen Garden Programme
Nutrition at the Household Level
To improve dietary diversity and food security, Dreamz supports families in establishing kitchen gardens, enabling them to grow nutrient-rich vegetables at home.
Benefits:
- 🥬 Enhances daily nutrition
- 🌾 Reduces dependence on external food sources
- ♻️ Promotes sustainable dietary practices
- 🩸 Complements anemia interventions
